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445597

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners on day release have absconded in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	22908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text The information requested could not be obtained in the time available. I will write to you in due course. answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/01/2016 13:40:54 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

433548

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Politics and Government: Sark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received about the current political situation in Sark and the island of Brecqhou.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	18263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>The department is engaged in frequent discussions with Chief Pleas and a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in the jurisdiction of Sark (which includes the island of Brecqhou). The UK Government has urged all with an interest in Sark’s future to engage positively with its elected government, which is responsible for the island’s economic strategy, and we encourage the government of Sark to make the best possible use of the practical help and support which continues to be offered by the UK Government and other ‘Friends of Sark’ (which includes Alderney, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey).</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 09/12/2015 15:33:44 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

422697

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	European Convention on Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward plans to suspend UK membership of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of UK military operations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government will legislate for a Bill of Rights to protect our fundamental rights, prevent abuse of the system and restore some common sense to our human rights laws</p><p><br>The Prime Minister has told the House that, “The plans that were set out in our manifesto do not involve us leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, but let us be absolutely clear about our position if we cannot achieve what we need… I rule out absolutely nothing…”<br> <br>The Government will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights. We will set out our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 28/10/2015 17:39:59 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

171149

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to the EU Regulation on Data Protection on pancreatic cancer research in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	219113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is aware of the concerns raised by representatives of the research community about amendments to the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation that could prevent health research involving personal data from taking place. These concerns centre on amendments to the proposed Regulation which have been agreed by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committee of the European Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations on the EU data protection framework are ongoing and the final text will be subject to the co-decision of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament under the ordinary legislative procedure. However, negotiations have yet to reach the ‘trialogue’ stage as the Council of the EU has not yet agreed a general approach on the text.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s view is that the ability of researchers to process personal data in the way that they are legitimately able to do so at present must be preserved. The Government remains attentive to the concerns raised and will continue to engage with representatives of the research community about the processing of personal data for medical research purposes under the proposed Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 06/01/2015 15:45:10 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156722

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been reprimanded for accessing the internet without permission in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>NOMS policy is that prisoners are only permitted very restricted access to the Internet for resettlement purposes and in a closely controlled and managed environment.</p><p> </p><p>If found accessing the Internet without the permission of staff, prisoners are dealt with robustly and can be referred to the police or charged with an offence against the Prison Rules.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS does not centrally record the number of prisoners who have accessed the Internet without permission. To identify them would require the examination and collation of personal records from each prison and could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/11/2014 17:40:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156723

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what has been the cost to the public purse of weddings within UK prisons in each year since January 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	215157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>All additional costs associated with marriage and civil partnership ceremonies held in prisons in England and Wales are met by the prisoner and not from the public purse.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/11/2014 17:38:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

114902

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to prevent drug use in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) takes the issue of all contraband in prisons extremely seriously and deploys a comprehensive range of robust searching and security measures to detect items of contraband both at the point of entry to the prison and concealed within the prison. These include drug detection dogs, procedures to tackle visitors and others who seek to smuggle drugs and phones into prisons, and mobile phone detection technology. NOMS has rolled out a networked IT intelligence system and provided prisons with short range portable mobile phone blockers which will help prisons prevent prisoners using mobile phones, which are often associated with drug supply.</p><p> </p><p>The success of NOMS drug strategy is illustrated by the reduction of drug misuse - as measured by the random mandatory drug testing programme - which has declined by 17.0 percentage points over the past 17 years. Positive rates were 24.4% in 1996/7 and 7.4% in 2013/14, despite the fact that prisoners are being tested for a greater range of drugs.</p><p> </p><p>The government recently introduced an amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to expand prisons' powers to test prisoners for non-controlled drugs. If agreed and enacted, this would allow prison staff to conduct mandatory drug tests on prisoners for non-controlled drugs, such as new psychoactive substances and medicines, if the required tests were available.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/11/2014 17:48:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

114903

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Robbery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of grave robbery in each year since January 2011.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Grave robbing is an appalling offence, though instances are fortunately rare. The theft of items from graves is a heartless and callous crime which can have a devastating impact on bereaved relatives and friends. If the offenders responsible are detected they can expect to feel the full force of the law.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Offences of grave robbery are reported as part of a wider group of offences and cannot be separately identified from other offences under the Theft Act. This detailed information is not reported to Justice Statistics Analytical Services due to its size and complexity and as such, it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2014 15:24:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

101930

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Harassment: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps she has taken to tackle harassment on social media.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	212688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely clear that abusive and threatening behaviour online – whoever the target - is totally unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>There is a number of offences which may be committed by those abusing others on social media. Internet communication which is grossly offensive or menacing may fall under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003. Sending indecent, grossly offensive or threatening material to another with the purpose of causing distress or anxiety to a person to whom the material is communicated, including by means of the internet, is also an offence under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.</p><p> </p><p>Internet abuse could also amount to an offence under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 if its distribution is carried out as part of a ‘course of conduct’ which alarms a person or causes distress. Under section 4 of that Act, it is also an offence to pursue a course of conduct that repeatedly puts someone in fear of violence.</p><p> </p><p>Changes to the law being taken forward in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will increase the maximum penalty for offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 to 2 years imprisonment, and extend the time within which prosecutions under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 may be brought, to up to three years, as opposed to the current six month limit.</p><p> </p><p>A new criminal offence of disclosing private sexual photographs and films without the consent of the individual appearing in the photograph or film and with intent to cause them distress is also being created in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill. This is intended to deal with the behaviour commonly known as ‘revenge porn’. The offence will carry a two year maximum prison sentence.</p><p>These steps will help to ensure that people who commit these awful crimes are prosecuted and properly punished.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/11/2014 14:20:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93304

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Life Imprisonment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in UK prisons are serving life sentences with no possibility of parole.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As of 1 October 2014 there were 55 offenders in England and Wales who are serving a life sentence without a minimum term, thereby requiring them to remain in custody for the rest of their lives with no possibility of parole.</p><p> </p><p>50 of the prisoners were being held in Prison Service establishments, whilst the remaining five were detained in secure hospitals under the terms of the Mental Health Act 1983.</p><p> </p><p>These figures relate to England and Wales only. We do not hold data in respective of life sentence prisoners sentenced in Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/10/2014 16:44:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell